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Athens (Greece) Buildings, structures, etc Athens (Greece) Drama Athens (Greece) Fiction Detective and mystery stories Greece Athens Greece Civilization To 146 B.C Greece History Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C Fiction Parthenon (Athens, Greece) Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 the Great Alexander 356 B.C.-323 B.CEdwards, Roberta
Summary: "Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHEMcGregor, James H. (James Harvey)
Summary: Revered as the birthplace of Western thought and democracy, Athens is much more than an open-air museum filled with crumbling monuments to ancient glory. Athens takes readers on a journey from the classical city-state to today's contemporary capital, revealing a world-famous metropolis that has been resurrected and redefined time and again. Although the Acropolis remains the city's anchor,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Univ Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 949.512 MCGSummary: For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by misguided restorations. Now, a team of architects and engineers is investigating the many mysteries of this icon of Western civilization : How did the ancient Greeks design and build their masterpiece so quickly? How did they achieve such precision and perfection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SECDavidson, James N.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPerennial 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 938 DAVConnelly, Joan Breton
Summary: "A revolutionary new understanding of the most famous and influential building in the world, a thesis that calls into question our basic understanding of the ancient civilization that we most identify with. For more than two millennia, the Parthenon hasbeen revered as the symbol of Western culture, the epitome of the ancient society from which we derive our highest ideals. It was understood to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720 ConnellySummary: "Takes the viewer on an incredible journey to witness the breathtaking beauty of the Acropolis and the Parthenon - now and as they once were - and the majesty of the remains of Delphi, including the inspiring Temple of Zeus. Featuring: new location footage; stylish period reconstructions; ground-breaking 3D graphics and animation sequences; interpretations and analyses by the world's leading...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur International Films 2006
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Summary: Presents a guide to accommodations, restaurants, transportation, archaeological sites, museums, shopping, and entertainment in the ancient city, central Greece, and several of the most important Greek islands.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Discusses the origins, construction, completion, uses, history, and eventual ruin of the Parthenon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mikaya Press 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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Summary: A comprehensive look at the eagerly anticipated New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, and the celebrated collection it houses. Marking the opening of the New Acropolis Museum, this book examines both its architecture and the archaeological treasures it was built to house. The building addresses the dramatic complexities of the collection and the site with minimalist simplicity by using three...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skira Rizzoli 2013
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 727.6 NEWSummary: Why do the ancient Greeks occupy such a prominent place in conceptions of Western culture and identity? The Greeks are a source of much that we esteem: democracy, philosophy, tragedy, epic and lyric poetry, history-writing, ideals of athletic competition, aesthetic sensibilities, and more. Spanning roughly 1,000 years, the lectures cover the Late Bronze Age (1500 B.C.E.) to the time of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 1998
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 938 MCICall number: DVD 938 MIC
Azoulay, Vincent.
Summary: Pericles has had the rare distinction of giving his name to an entire period of history, embodying what has often been taken as the golden age of the ancient Greek world. This book reassess the life and legacy of one of the greatest generals, orators, and statesmen of the classical world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 938 AZOShakespeare, William
Summary: Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SparkNotes 2003
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 822.33 SHACaldwell, Taylor
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1974
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CALPressfield, Steven.
Summary: In the time before Homer, the legendary Theseus, king of Athens, journeys to the nation of proud female warriors whom the Greeks call Amazons. Theseus enters a forbidden love affair with the Amazon queen, Antiope, and they secretly flee Amazonia for Athens. But fiery rage builds in their wake, and soon Greece is forced into vicious combat with a seemingly unstoppable army.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PREJohnston, Paul
Summary: Hired by the wife of one of Greece's richest men to find her missing fourteen-year-old daughter, half Greek, half Scots PI, Alex Mavros faces an uphill battle. But he's not the only one looking for Lia. When a man's charred corpse is discovered in a remote farmhouse, and the headless body of another is found in the ancient stadium at Delphi, Mavros confronts the possibility that one of his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crème de la Crime 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOHMillar, Martin.
Summary: "Aristophanes is inconsolable-his rival playwrights are hogging all the local attention, a pesky young wannabe poet won't leave him alone, his actors can't remember their lines, and his own festival sponsor seems to be conspiring against him, withholdingdirely needed funds for set design and, most importantly, giant phallus props. O woe, how can his latest comedy convince Athenian citizens to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soft Skull Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MILSummary: Professor Darius Arya explores the hidden secrets of three of the most fascinating cities of the ancient world: Athens, Cairo, and Istanbul. The latest 3D imaging technology allows viewers to see the architectural jewels of these cities as they've never been seen before.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ANCCorby, Gary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CORSummary: A look at the creation of the American team for the Olympics in 1896, and of their journey to get to Athens, where the games were being held.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FIRVan Booy, Simon.
Summary: While in Athens, Rebecca--young, beautiful and lost--finds a confidant in George, a translator whose closest friends are Aristophanes and Jack Daniels, but their blossoming relationship becomes complicated when they meet Henry, a happy-go-lucky archaeologist who changes their lives forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2011
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Summary: Hired by Pericles to investigate the murder of a proxenos to Ephesus, private investigator Nicolaus discovers a sobering plot to invade and destroy Athens and rescues the enslaved daughter of a powerful diplomat and infamous traitor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CORLyon, Annabel
Summary: A bold reimaging of one of history's most intriguing relationships: between legendary philosopher Aristotle and his most famous pupil, the young Alexander the Great.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LYOSummary: Two Americans living in Athens have a weekend fling one summer and decide to see if their relationship can last.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022